US and Allies , Hope Russia Will Stop Using , 'Food as Weapon of War'.<br />On August 3, the United Nations <br />Security Council convened in New York. .<br />ABC reports that Secretary of State Antony Blinken <br />said that the U.S. and other countries intend to <br />push Russia to stop using food as a weapon. .<br />ABC reports that Secretary of State Antony Blinken <br />said that the U.S. and other countries intend to <br />push Russia to stop using food as a weapon. .<br />I think Russia is hearing a demand <br />signal from countries around the world <br />that they they need to stop using <br />food as a weapon of war in Ukraine, Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, via ABC.<br />I think Russia is hearing a demand <br />signal from countries around the world <br />that they they need to stop using <br />food as a weapon of war in Ukraine, Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, via ABC.<br />Last month, Russia announced that it would stop <br />participating in a deal that allowed ships carrying <br />tons of Ukrainian grain to travel through the Black Sea.<br />ABC reports that Ukraine has long <br />been one of the largest exporters of <br />grain, wheat and corn in the world.<br />According to Biden administration officials, <br />Russia's exit from the agreement , “will exacerbate food scarcity and harm <br />millions of vulnerable people around the world.”.<br />Russia’s decision to resume its <br />effective blockade of Ukrainian <br />ports and prevent this grain <br />from getting to markets will <br />harm people all over the world, John Kirby, Spokesperson for the National Security Council, via ABC.<br />Russia will be fully and solely <br />responsible for the consequences <br />of this military act of aggression, John Kirby, Spokesperson for the National Security Council, via ABC.<br />Russia will be fully and solely <br />responsible for the consequences <br />of this military act of aggression, John Kirby, Spokesperson for the National Security Council, via ABC.<br />On August 3, Blinken said that officials in <br />the U.S. hope that Russia will engage with global <br />leaders to resume grain shipments out of Ukraine.<br />On August 3, Blinken said that officials in <br />the U.S. hope that Russia will engage with global <br />leaders to resume grain shipments out of Ukraine.<br />We’ve got 91 countries to date signed <br />up not to use food as a weapon of war, Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, via ABC
